Telling Time Flash Freebie and Proofreaders Wanted!!!

Happy Sunday night, my friends!  Wow, is it just me or do weekends go by OH.SO.FAST!?!?

In math, we have been reviewing telling time.  Then, we have been extending our learning by going over other names for time (half past...quarter to...etc.) and some basic extended time.

Here is a little SCOOT game I created for elapsed time.  After we practiced and reviewed, this was a fun way to assess my students on their knowledge.  My kids just loved it!  It is very basic.  For example.  It shows a time.  Then it gives a little situation...We played Candyland for 30 minutes, now what time is it?

I am putting it in my TpT store for FREE until tomorrow night!  Don't delay and grab it today!! :-)  I just ask that you leave some feedback.  CLiCK HERE!!

Now...for a little help.  I am finishing up a huge game and activity time pack.  This pack focuses on telling time to the nearest 5 minutes.  It has a huge variety of games and activities as well as some practice/assessments sheets.  I'm almost done, and I'd love a few people to proof it for me.  Please leave your email below if you'd be interested!  Then, the updated unit will be yours for free!  THANK YOU!!!! :)

Five for Friday and a Freebie! {On Saturday!}

Well, I'm a day late, but why not still join the fun?!  I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs for the oh so fun Five for Friday!

1. We went on a Field Trip to see the Junie B. Jones play.  If it's in your area and your kids love Junie B. as much as mine do- make sure you check it out.  It's presented by Theater Works USA!

2.  We've been reviewing telling time this week.  We have also gone over other names for time and elapsed time.  Here are a few fun websites that my students enjoyed.

Stop the Clock

Bang on Time

3.  The Story of Me

Have you seen Amy Lemon's freebie The Story of Me?  Check it out.  It's fabulous.  I've extended it by creating a brainstorming page and doubling the writing portion for my second graders.  We laminate the cover and they are so excited for their own personal book!

4.  Rain, Rain go away...

I know it's April, but it has rained all week here.  Chilly and gloomy- no fun!

5.  ABC Countdown

The end of the year is coming quickly.  We always add some excitement to the end of the year by doing an ABC countdown.  The kids just go crazy over it.  They get so excited!! :-)  There are so many fun options, but I am attaching a little freebie with the note we send home to the parents and some ideas.  I hope it helps you create your own and add some new ideas to your end of the year fun!  It's in word so it can be editable!

ABC Countdown

 

Tried it Tuesday!

So I found this fun "new to me blog" Fourth Grade Flipper and a fun new linky party!  I am participating for the first time in Tried It Tuesday.

We were encouraged at an inservice we had a while back to try some new websites in our classroom.  This was one of them....

Go to this website...Build Your Wild Self

Students get to create themselves as a wild character.  Seriously- go there right now.  Check this site out!  They can add all sorts of crazy things and they.just.love.it.  I had many students try it at home as well!  They wanted to make more than one!   After you make your character, it gives you a name and tells you about the wild self you created.  You can even print them!

Then, after they made their character, I had my kiddos write a story about it!  I forgot to take pictures of the finished products, but they are the best!  Here is a little freebie that you can use if you'd like.  I'm new to using Google Docs- so I hope this works!  This is a fun little way to incorporate imagination, technology, and descriptive writing.  LOVE!


It is so fun and simple- I hope you can try it in your classroom as well!

April Currently and a New Unit!

I love that it's April!  I love that we are finally starting to get some spring weather!  I love that I have one last day to soak up Spring break before heading back tomorrow!  Since it's April, what is more fun than linking up with Farley and her Currently linky.

Here it goes...

Oops- I guess I saved this a little funky!  Sorry!

Listening- I am so so so excited that baseball is back!  Baseball season makes me so happy.  I love my Cubbies with a passion.  Here's hoping this season will be better than last! :)

Wanting-  oh, just one more peanut butter egg...MMMM!!!  Delicious!!!

Needing-  I think to go along with some spring cleaning, I need to go through my clothes and get rid of what I don't wear.  We don't have a lot of closet space and my poor husband is so patient with my love for clothes! :)

Advice-  I'm still a newbie, but I have found it very important to find a balance.  I write a blog post when I have something to say or share.  I don't pressure myself to do so many a week or whatnot.  I have too much stress in my life already, and this is supposed to be fun!

The Perfect Fit!

This is my newest mini-unit to help practice contractions vs. possessive pronouns.  My students seem to be doing really well with this, and loved these activities!  Check it out!

This pack includes:

25 pages

-4 posters

-Scoot or Scavenger Hunt Game and recording sheet

-2 other games/activities/practice

-5 practice sheets

Hope you had a great Monday!!! 

Spring Cleaning Sale!

Well, I just have to join in the spring cleaning sale!  How can I resist?  

Check out my store here!!

Here are some of my favorite units:

All About Arrays

Super Sequencing Fun!

Reading Response Activities

Be a Contraction "Mon-Star"!!

Cause and Effect:  A Plethora of Activities

Have a wonderful Easter!!  These made me smile! :)

Place Value Fun!

Last week we had a lot of fun with place value.  I have the high math class this year.  We did a basic place value review earlier in the year, so now we built on that and expanded!  (get it, expanded! haha :) )

We had place value races.  Students were put in groups.  I put a number in word form on the board and they had to create the number with commas out the the numbers their group had.  It was a lot of fun!  They are begging me to play it again and again! haha!  My class is very competitive!  They must get that from their teacher! ;)

After it was in word form for a while, I even put some numbers on the board in expanded form and they had to create the number.  It was tricky for them at first, but then they got the hang of it and they are getting really good at expanded form!

Then, we played a little dice game that I made up.   I'm sure I'm not the first person that has created it.   It was nothing fancy, but again, the kids loved it.  They rolled the dice and every roll they were able to decide where to put the number.  Then, in the last column they had to write the number all together and read it.  Oh- it's not over yet.  They had to compare the number with their partners and decide which was great.  So many skills were being practiced and they had a blast!

We did a little match game using these free cards I found on TpT.


Then, we did some independent practice similar to the game.  I used this great freebie that I found on TpT.  Each student had a board and cut out numbers.  I put numbers in word and expanded form on the board, and they had to create the number.  We also played mystery number.

All in all, my kids had a great time and have some great understanding of place value.  I was one happy teacher! :)

If you'd like the numbers that my kids used for the number race game or the template I created for the dice game, send me an email at smilesfrom2ndgrade@hotmail.com or leave a comment.  I'd be happy to send it your way!

Spring Break Sale!

I'm on Spring Break this week- so let's celebrate!  My entire Teachers pay Teachers store will be 20% off through Friday!  If you have anything in your wish list, now is the time to snatch them up! :) Hope you have a great day!